"Dear Mr. Mavi, Hello! Thank you so much for your strong support of my Alipay in 2001. Your total spending in 2001 was: ¥515,923,069. Your spending level leads 99.99% of users nationwide, proudly ranking number one!"
This 2001 Alipay annual bill was something Mavi just casually mentioned when chatting with Boss Ma back then. He didn't expect Boss Ma to be so thoughtful, remember it, and even turn it into a web-based annual bill. If only smartphones had been developed and released by then, there would definitely be tons of netizens showing off their annual bills on QQ or WeChat Moments.
Speaking of WeChat Moments, someone still vaguely remembers how Tencent had refused Mavi's investment back in the day. However, later on, as Blizzard games became globally popular, he and Tencent shook hands and made peace. Not only did he invest 50 million US dollars to help Tencent develop better, but he also made a strategic move by selling the domestic agency rights for "Counter-Strike" to Tencent.
Anyway, "Counter-Strike: PUBG" was going to launch globally simultaneously by then, and he believed that the number of players playing the original "Counter-Strike" would sharply decrease at that time. So, selling off the game agency rights beforehand to free up some servers was not a bad idea. Plus, since he invested in Tencent, they were basically on the same boat now.
Let's put the little side story about Tencent aside for a moment. Back to this web-based Alipay annual bill – its nationwide ranking really stirred up quite a "buzz" among the rich and powerful circles in China!
In a QQ group filled with wealthy individuals, some rich second-generation kids, having nothing better to do, screenshotted their 2001 Alipay annual bills and posted them in the group. It was basically just to show off and brag a little.
"Hey! Didn't spend enough money this year, only 2.13 million. Can't even squeeze into the top 1000 nationwide. Should've known Alipay would release something like this; I would've run all my spending through Alipay. At least getting into the top 800 nationwide wouldn't be a problem."
One rich kid bragged, sending the screenshot to the group. Sure enough, showing off and flaunting wealth happens everywhere, regardless of the era or age.
However, not long after, his move was completely overshadowed by someone even more impressive: "I spent 3.89 million online all year, ranking 517th. So, if your annual spending isn't over 4 million, you probably can't even get into the top 500 nationwide. It's just too crazy."
The fancy bragging from the two rich kids successfully caught the attention of some socialites and young models in the group, who quickly chimed in with praise, saying, "Wow, Young Master Yang, you spent so much money this year? You're already 517th nationwide, so envious! My friends seem to be ranked outside of 2000."
"I really wonder how much money those people in the top 500 and top 100 nationwide spent online this year? It must be over 10 million, right?" a socialite who often chatted in the group asked. She only spent a little over 300,000 this year, ranking outside of 3000.
Although Alipay only launched at the beginning of this year, led by Mavi's investment, overwhelming advertisements swept across the country. Plus, his connections in China, bank channels, and group promotions weren't issues either. This made it easy for the public to quickly accept Alipay.
Young Master Yang, who was just showing off his bill, now stepped forward to answer, "It doesn't take that much, not 10 million. I know a friend who spent over 8 million through Alipay this year, and he ranked in the top 50 nationwide. According to him, only those in the top 15 needed 10 million. The top 5 probably spent around 16 to 20 million. As for the person ranked number 1 nationwide, they probably spent around 30 million for the whole year."
"Ah? 30 million? How on earth did this person spend that much? That's just terrifying!" The socialites and young models collectively gasped in amazement. They couldn't imagine what kind of person could spend 30 million yuan in consumer spending in just one year. Even the toilet paper in their homes must be made of gold leaf...
However, just as the socialites in the group were exclaiming like this, a very eye-catching annual bill screenshot was sent into the chat box by a big boss who had been quietly lurking!
"Dear Mr. Mavi, Hello! Thank you for your support in 2001... Your total spending in 2001 was: ¥515,923,069. Your spending level leads 99.99% of users nationwide, proudly ranking number one!"
This screenshot wasn't sent by Mavi himself. It was given to some friends he met after returning to China who asked him for it. A large portion of these friends had annual spending reaching tens of millions, but their rankings were only around 10th place. So, they really wanted to know the gap between themselves and the number one spot.
Then, seeing this screenshot that Mavi casually sent over, they were left feeling completely powerless and sighing in admiration... because the gap was simply too vast, something that couldn't be caught up to just by trying hard...
"Holy cow! Bro, is this screenshot yours? The nationwide spending champion actually spent over 500 million!?" Young Master Yang, who was just showing off, was instantly slapped in the face by the lurking boss's picture. His guess of 30 million for the number one spot was nearly 18 times less than the actual figure!
"My god! 500 million in spending?! That's an average of 1.4 million RMB per day? Bro, how on earth do you spend money? Poverty is really limiting my imagination!" one young model was quite startled by the screenshot.
"Rich boss, let's be friends! Your spending power is just too terrifying! I think everyone would agree that you're the top wealthy person in the country, right?" Many people in the group started to tease and say. This nine-figure Alipay annual spending bill could absolutely scare many rich second-generation kids half to death...
Seeing the enthusiastic discussion in the group and the misunderstanding that the bill was his, the lurking big boss had no choice but to come forward and explain, "This bill isn't mine, it belongs to a friend. And from what I understand, his spending bill isn't even just this amount. If the money spent on investments also went through the Alipay channel, that would probably be in the tens of billions. Also, the 30 million annual spending you just mentioned is ranked second nationwide."
"Damn, tens of billions? Wait! The name Mavi, why does it sound so familiar? Could it be the Ma V Group that recently offered an 8 million yuan reward for selection and organized the Victoria's Secret show? It seems like the number one luxury mansion in China, Aster One, also belongs to them! The chairman's name appears to be Mavi."
Some sharp-eyed friends in the group immediately connected the name Mavi with the widely discussed Ma V Group from a while back.
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And so... Mavi's Alipay annual bill screenshot instantly went viral online! This astonishing spending screenshot became a collected image for many netizens. And whenever someone dared to brag about money in a group, they would just directly send this 500 million spending picture to completely shut them down and make them unable to lift their heads.
This level of awesomeness was so high that even if the former Principal Wang (Wang Sicong) saw it in his previous life, he would shake his head and say, "Can't mess with this, can't mess with this."
(End of this chapter)